Five trade association heads have been appointed to two-year terms on the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations, the White House announced recently. The 45-member body is the top advisory panel to U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and also includes corporate executives, think-tank scholars and heads of advocacy groups and foundations. The trade group appointees are: Pamela Bailey, president and CEO of the Grocery Manufacturers Association; Dean Garfield, president and CEO of the Information Technology Industry Council; Robert Holleyman, president and CEO of the Business Software Alliance; Sandra Kennedy, president of the Retail Industry Leaders Association;… Read More